Barrel-scrubbing machine.



A. BANNER. BARREL SGRUBBING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 1909.

Patented May 10, 1910.

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I I l A. DANN ER. BARREL SGRUBBING- MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 1909.

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Patented May 10, 1910.

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ADAM DANNER, 0F YONKERS, NEW YORK.

BARREL-SCRUIBBING MACHINE.

To aZZ whom Zt may concern:

Ee it known that l, ADAM DANNER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Sherwood Park, Yonkers, county of l/Vestchester,and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Barrel-Scrubbing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in barrel-scrubbing machines bywhich the scrubbing brush for the exterior bellyshaped portions of thebarrels and the brushes for cleaning` the heads of the barrels can beadjusted with great facility to any size of barrels required to becleaned after they are delivered from the barrelsoaking machine, theparts for adjusting the brushes being easily accessible from the side orend of the scrubbing machine.

rlhe invention consists of certain details of construction relating tothe adjusting mechanisms of the segmental brush and of the horizontalhead-brushes, as will be fully described hereinafter and iinally pointedout in the claims.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a rear-elevation of myimproved machine for scrubbing barrels, Fig. 2 is a side-elevation, Fig.3 is a detail vertical transverse section on line 8, 3, Fig. 2, of aportion of the adjusting mechanism for the segmental brush, and Fig. ais a detail Vertical transverse section on line a, l, Fig. 2, showingthe adjusting mechanism for the head-brushes of the machine.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral tigures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, f represents the supporting frame of theimproved barrel-scrubbing machine. The frame f is composed of twoupright side-standards fl which are connected rigidly by transversebracerods f2 and provided at their upper horizontal portion withjournal-bearings for the shaft-s r1 of two'rubber-covered rollers fr onwhich the barrels to be scrubbed are placed. On the shafts of therollers fr are arranged pulleys r2 which are driven by a belt r3, saidrollers receiving the barrels and rotating them after they are deliveredthereto by an intermediate connection from a barrel-soaking machine inwhich the exterior and interior of the barrelsl are prepared forcleaning. The supporting standards f1 are provided at the outgoing-endfor the barrels Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 6, 1909.

Patented May 10, i910.

Serial No. 494,443.

with inclined bracket-arms f3, to the outer forked ends of which arepivoted two forwardly-inclined supporting arms a, the upper ends ofwhich are connected by a transverse arched brace al. To the center ofthe arched brace L1 is applied a holder at by a suitable clampingmechanism a2. The back L3 of a segmental scrubbing brush B, by which theexterior surface of the barrel is scrubbed, is clamped to the holder at.The segmental scrubbing brush B extends almost entirely across thedistance between the upright side-standards f1 so as to permit thewashing of the circumference of larger and smaller barrels as they aretransferred to the rotary driving rollers. Adjacent to the archedsupporting brace r1 and parallel therewith is arranged an archedperforated tube p1 which is connected at its middle portion with awater-supply pipe p and hose 292 by which the water is conducted intothe tube p1 and through the perforations of the same on the scrubbingbrush B so as to be delivered into the space between the rows ofbristles of the same and then conducted onto lthe outer circumference ofthe barrel.

On the inclined brush-supporting rods i are arranged stops Z which aretightly attached by clamping means Z1 to the supiortinO rods. The sto sZ abut against antil b is friction rollers Z2 at the upper ends ofvertical pillars Z3 which are pivoted at their lower ends toslide-blocks Zt which are guided in inclined slots Z5 arranged in theinclined bracket-arms f3, the slide-blocks Z4 being connected withinclined rack-bars ZG which are guided along fixed blocks ZX on theinside of the side-standards f1 and held in mesh with pinions (Z7 on atransverse shaft Zh that is provided with hand-wheels Z9 at each end,outside of the side-standards f1, so as to permit the adjustment of thepillars Z3 to a higher or lower position, and thereby the raising orlowering of the inclined arms fl, on their pivot-connection with theupper ends of the bracket-arms f, To the middle portions of the uprightpillars Z3 are attached horizontal arms e, which carry counterbalancingweights w near their outer ends, the weights being capable of adjustmenton said arms for the purpose of counterbalancing the weight of thesegmental scrubbing brush B and its supporting arms and braces forpermitting the easy adjustment of the brush B relatively to thecircumference of the barrel to be scrubbed. By a ratchet- @theel d10 onthe shaft ZS and a check-pawl Zu the rack-bars and the parts connected'therewith are rigidly held in the position to which they are adjusted.By the adjustment of the inclined arms a the scrubbing brush B can bereadily adjusted to the circumference of smaller or larger barrelsradially to the axis of the same, so that the brush is always placed inthe most advantageous position for the proper scrubbing of thecircumference of the barrel, the adjustment being accomplished readilyfrom either side of the machine by means of the hand-wheels (Z9, so

' as to obviate the necessity of passing around from one side of themachine to the other for adjusting the scrubbing brush B into properposition relatively to the barrels. The lower ends of the inclinedhead-supporting arms ci are provided with projections @5 which serve asstops for the arms a when the same are swung on their pivots inbackwardly-inclined position, so as to give convenient access to thescrubbing brush B and its supporting and water-supplying parts for theconvenient inspection, cleaning and repairing of the same.

A scrubbing brush C for cleaning the heads of the barrel is arranged oneach sidestandard f1 of the machine, the back of each scrubbing brush Cbeing rigidly clamped to a U-shaped holder g which is provided with ahorizontal shank g1 having a handle g2 at the outer end. The shank g1 isslotted and supported on a guide-block g3 at the upper end of aninclined arm g4 which is loosely pivoted at its lower end to an inclinedslideblock g5. The slotted shank g1 of the scrubbing brush C is rigidlyclamped by a thumbscrew g and screw-post l(/7 to the guidepiece g5 atthe upper end of the inclined arm gt, as shown in Fig. Ll. rfheslide-block g for the pivoted lower end of the inclined arm gt is guidedin ways of an outwardlyinclined arm glo and clamped by a screwpost gg,plate gx and thumb screw-nut gs rigidly to the same. The bracket-arm gwis attached by its lower end by means of fastening screw-bolts gll tot-he side-standard f1, as shown clearly in Figs. 2 and et. Theslideblocks g5 are adjusted higher or lower in the inclined bracket-armsglo so that the head-scrubbing brushes C may be adjusted higher orlower, and in connection with the pivoted inclined arms g4 and slottedshanks g1 of the holders g, and clamping-nuts ge, inwardly toward theheads of the barrel, so that the scrubbing brushes C can be adjustedexactly to center of the heads of a larger or smaller barrel andreadjusted after the brushes C are worn olf, as required. Thehead-scrubbing brushes C are made of suiiicient length so as to cleanthe heads of the largest barrels to be scrubbed. The. adjustment of thehead-scrubbing brushes is readily accomplished by taking hold of thehandle of the shank g1 with the left hand, loosening the clampingthumb-nut of the shank with the right hand and then shifting the head ofthe brush forward so that the bristles contact with the head of thebarrel to be cleaned. When the scrubbing brushes C are to be adjustedhigher or lower to the center of the barrel, the slide-block g5 is movedon the guideways of the bracket-arms g1@ by loosening the clampingthumb-nut g8 on the inclined bracket-arm glo until the brush is placedin position diametrically across the center of the head of the barrel tobe scrubbed. The parts are then clamped tightly again by theclamping-nuts g5, g, the scrubbing brush being then in position for theproper scrubbing action on the barrel. The action of gravity tends tomove the inclined arms g* and the brush c to hold the bristles of thebrush c against the barrel. Vhen the upper segmental brush and thehead-scrubbing brushes are properly adjusted, the machine is started,the barrel rotated by the rollers and then scrubbed simultaneously onthe circumference and the heads by the different scrubbing brushes.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. In a barrel-scrubbing machine, the combination, with the supportingstandards, of rotary barrel-supporting rollers, a segmental brush abovethe barrel for scrubbing the outer surface of the same, freely movableinclined arms pivoted to the standards and having a transverse brace-rodfor supporting the segmental scrubbing brush, counterbah anced meansengaging said arms for partially supporting the arms, and means carriedby said arms for engaging said counterbalanced means and limiting thedownward movement of said inclined arms.

2. In a barrel-scrubbing machine, the combination, with the supportingstandards, of rotary barrel-supporting rollers, a segmental brush forscrubbing the circumference of the barrel, inclined brush-supportingarms pivoted to said standards, stops on said arms, pivotally mountedupright pillars abutting against said stops, means for raising orlowering said pillars and inclined supporting arms, and counterbalancingweights connected with said pillars.

3. In a barrel-scrubbing machine, the combination of supportingside-standards having inclined bracket-arms, rotary barrelsupportingrollers turning in bearings of said standards, inclined arms pivoted tothe outer ends of the bracket-arms, an arched brace connecting the upperends of said inclined arms, a segmental scrubbing brush supported onsaid arched brace, adjustable stops on the inclined arms, pivotallymounted upright pillars abutting at their upper ends against` saidstops, means for adjusting the pillars into a higher or lower position,and weights connected with the upright pillars for counterbalancing theweight of the segmental brush and its supporting mechanism.

4. In a barrel-scrubbing machine, the combination, with theside-standards, of outwardly -inclined bracket arms attached to saidside-standards and provided with guideways, slide-blocks guided in saidways, means for clamping said slide-blocks to the inclined bracket-arms,inwardly-inclined arms pivoted to said slide -blocks, scrubbing brushesfor the heads of the barrel, and means for adjusting said brushesforward and backward on the upper ends of the inwardly-inclinedpivot-arms for adjusting the head-brushes higher or lower and inwardlyand outwardly relatively to the heads of the barrels.

5. In a barrel-scrubbing machine, the combination of side standards,outwardly inclined bracket-arn'is attached to the sidestandards andhaving inclined ways, adjustable slide-blocks guided in the ways of saidbracket-arms, inwardlyinclined arms pivoted to said slide-blocks andprovided with guide-blocks at their upper ends, brushu holders providedwith slotted Shanks guided on guide-blocks of the pivot-arms, means forclamping the slotted shanks to the guideblocks, and means for clampingthe heads of the brushes to the holders.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ADAIWI DANNER.

Titnesses PAUL GOEPEL, HENRY J. SUHRBIER.

